Analysis

Analysis, analytical

• analysis =
  • detailed examination, especially of underlying elements, structures and conditions
  • separation of or breaking down something into its parts
  • turning a complex thing or system into simple elements or parts
• analyze = to examine in detail, break into parts, etc.
• analytical = in the state of analysis
• from:
  • PIE *an- and thus ana- for "up, back, throughout, against, again"
  • PIE *leu for "to loosen, divide, cut apart" and
  • thus the Greek analusis, meaning, "divided up"
• related words:
  • analog
  • analogy
    • = a comparison, or correspondence (relating) things or elements
    • particularly to offer an explanation or clarification
      • "let me offer you an analogy of that idea..."
  • analogical -ly
    • = expressing or in the state of an analogy
    • "speaking analogically, this wind today is a beast in the jungle"

• opposite of analysis is synthesis (bringing together)
  • * todo synthesis, evaluation << todo